News tagged with western asia

Evidence suggests Neanderthals took to boats before modern humans

(PhysOrg.com) -- Neanderthals, considered either a sub-species of modern humans or a separate species altogether, lived from approximately 300,000 years ago to somewhere near 24,000 years ago, when they inexplicably ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 31 | with audio podcast report

Neanderthals and their contemporaries engineered stone tools

(PhysOrg.com) -- New published research from anthropologists at the University of Kent has scientifically supported for the first time the long held theory that early human ancestors across Africa, Western ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study confirms 3 Neanderthal sub-groups

The Neanderthals inhabited a vast geographical area extending from Europe to western Asia and the Middle East 30,000 to 100,000 years ago. Now, a group of researchers are questioning whether or not the Neanderthals ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Russian site may show late Neanderthal refuge

Who's better at teaching difficult physics to a class of more than 250 college students: the highly rated veteran professor using time-tested lecturing, or the inexperienced graduate students interacting ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1